tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post8351185072790804389..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.378-04:00Comments on String o' Pearls: What You Should be Reading (If Not Wednesday, Then Some Other Day): My Brother Pier Giorgio, His Last DaysLaura Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-19041122734188420082013-11-03T21:32:56.673-05:002013-11-03T21:32:56.673-05:00Somehow I'm not surprised that he would be too...Somehow I'm not surprised that he would be too popular. :)Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-70097190692040006292013-11-02T16:29:04.958-04:002013-11-02T16:29:04.958-04:00You're most welcome! Ever since I first read ...You're most welcome! Ever since I first read about him, I've felt compelled to spread devotion to him.Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-6787875047564181992013-11-02T16:24:35.940-04:002013-11-02T16:24:35.940-04:00Thanks for sharing that--how amazing!
I think thi...Thanks for sharing that--how amazing!<br /><br />I think this book will touch you. It did me--even more so than the longer biography that his sister wrote.Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-82481166283508294172013-11-02T14:51:40.502-04:002013-11-02T14:51:40.502-04:00I recently listened to an talk on CD about Pier Gi...I recently listened to an talk on CD about Pier Giorgio and like you was amazed by his story. What an inspiring young man! So sad that he died so young. Thanks for sharing this book. :)Bonnie Way aka the Koala Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601183003333359031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-60926574032985930572013-11-02T14:43:37.120-04:002013-11-02T14:43:37.120-04:00Our priest was actually the beneficiary of a mirac...Our priest was actually the beneficiary of a miracle which is being considered in Pier Giorgio's cause for canonization, so I definitely plan to read this book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-1126923597978070172013-10-31T19:02:40.261-04:002013-10-31T19:02:40.261-04:00Oh, he's definitely a good manly saint for boy...Oh, he's definitely a good manly saint for boys!Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-46646242860887295752013-10-31T10:48:03.415-04:002013-10-31T10:48:03.415-04:00Thanks - I'd never heard of him, but I was jus...Thanks - I'd never heard of him, but I was just looking for a "manly" saint for my older godson!Anneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954066811992919236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-83470964857656784162013-10-31T08:47:22.641-04:002013-10-31T08:47:22.641-04:00Oh, no... During my youth, my homeschool girlfrien...Oh, no... During my youth, my homeschool girlfriends and I would play "matchmaker," deciding which religious orders each of us would one day join. After that, we'd each 'fess up with which male saints we had crushes on. Frassati was always waaaaaayyyy to popular, lol!Sarah Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12646738793836238694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-50533501292537014632013-10-30T23:25:56.809-04:002013-10-30T23:25:56.809-04:00That's so sweet, calling her "my Grace&qu...That's so sweet, calling her "my Grace"! So I wasn't crazy thinking this saintly young heartthrob might inspire a crush in a young girl then?Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-30335314544016598132013-10-30T23:23:03.436-04:002013-10-30T23:23:03.436-04:00I'm so glad that FG introduced you to him. I ...I'm so glad that FG introduced you to him. I had my youngest son read Pier Giorgio's biography "A Man of the Beatitudes" for a book report when he was in 8th grade--I think he's such a great role model.Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-67518539942236065172013-10-30T23:20:21.954-04:002013-10-30T23:20:21.954-04:00Rebekah...I read your review earlier today and I c...Rebekah...I read your review earlier today and I can't even begin to tell you how grateful I am! I haven't had much time to sit at my computer today (I'm staying at my oldest son's house right now, helping my daughter-in-law out with my three little granddaughters while he's been out of town), but I've been dying to tell you what it meant to me to know that you liked the book. I hope you don't mind if I post a link to it on my book's Facebook page.<br /><br />Thank you, thank you!Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-15606887382049332012013-10-30T14:33:20.351-04:002013-10-30T14:33:20.351-04:00I, too, had never heard of him before Grace! I am ...I, too, had never heard of him before Grace! I am intrigued to learn more, thanks for sharing this book. <br /><br />Also, I appreciated reading your post a few weeks past about the back story for FG. I had assumed it was somewhat, although not entirely, autobiographical because of the ND connection and the five sons. <br /><br />And...I reviewed your book over on the Web Log today, thought you might want to take a look!Rebekah Eshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07405354417859464849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-11100603569412581002013-10-30T13:33:00.679-04:002013-10-30T13:33:00.679-04:00I had never heard of him until I read your book Fi...I had never heard of him until I read your book Finding Grace. Such an extraordinary young man! I will add this book to my reading list. Erica Sainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561675952419428826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-46684912560792455712013-10-30T10:46:06.048-04:002013-10-30T10:46:06.048-04:00I've read this book too and second every word ...I've read this book too and second every word you've said here! Oh, and your Grace and I might have had a little something in common... ;) God bless!Sarah Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12646738793836238694noreply@blogger.com